BRAZIL: TENNIS: Rafael Nadal beats Argentine David Nalbandian in two straight sets and takes his first Brazil Open title

Record ID: 863366

  • Title: BRAZIL: TENNIS: Rafael Nadal beats Argentine David Nalbandian in two straight sets and takes his first Brazil Open title
  • Date: 17th February 2013
  • Summary: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (FEBRUARY 17, 2013) (REUTERS) BRAZILIAN FLAG OUTSIDE IBIRAPUERA ARENA IN SAO PAULO EXTERIORS OF IBIRAPUERA ARENA CLOSE OF BRAZIL OPEN 2013 SIGN TENNIS PLAYER RAFAEL NADAL ARRIVING AT POST MATCH NEWS CONFERENCE MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AT NEWS CONFERENCE CAMERAMEN RECORDING NEWS CONFERENCE NADAL ADDRESSING QUESTIONS FROM THE MEDIA GENERAL VIEW OF NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM FILLED WITH MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TENNIS PLAYER, RAFAEL NADAL, SAYING: "My main priority is to celebrate today's title victory, it's an important title for me, think about Acapulco and not think about anything else. We are not in a position to think about weeks ahead, we are going to go day by day, week by week and see how my knee responds in Acapulco. We are going to assess the situation when this batch of clay tournaments finishes, and analyse what happened during these three tournaments which I planned on playing." NADAL LEAVING THE NEWS CONFERENCE
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  • Story Text: Rafael Nadal continued his successful return from injury on Sunday (February 17), beating the Argentine, David Nalbandian, in the final of the Brazil Open.
    It only took two sets (6-2 6-3) for Nadal to see off the Argentine and win his first trophy since returning from an eight month layoff due to a troublesome knee.
    In the post match news conference, however, the 11-time Grand Slam champion was cautious.
    "My main priority is to celebrate today's title victory- it's an important title for me-, think about Acapulco and not think about anything else. We are not in a position to think about weeks ahead, we are going to go day by day, week by week and see how my knee responds in Acapulco. We are going to assess the situation when this batch of clay tournaments finishes, and analyse what happened during these three tournaments which I planned on playing," he said.
    Nadal will next play at the Mexican Open, starting on February 25.
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